Bearing-wheel.



F. I. MINER. BEARING WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI. 1917.

Qwyfb per lfllirflll therebyeliminate to a large extent the frictrack plate, spacing wheels mounted in the .tion `w lich is common in ordinary wheels of recesses of the segmentsin axial coincidence this character. The entire load is transwith the pivots thereof and in rolling conmitted to the body of the roller and as they tact with the track late, and side plates cal'- can be made of qulte large diameter, the fricried by the track p ate and housing the lat- 40 tion is largely eliminated. ter and adjacent portions of the segments.

bviously, changes in the details of con- 4. bearin Wheel for vehicles comprisstruction may be made and I do not care to ing a track p ate, oppositely disposed seglimit myself to any particular form or arments havingrecessed end portions pivoted. rangement of parts. together in overlapping relation to form an 45 WVhat I claim is endless tread member encircling the track 1. A bearing wheel for vehicles comprisin plate, spacing wheels in the recesses of the a track plate, segments having recessed end segments at the pivotal points thereof in portions pivoted together in overlapping rolling contact with the track plate, rack` i relation to form an endless tread member enlinks articulating on the pivotal connections 50 circling the track plate, and spacing Wheels of the seg1nents,and a driving gear meshing mounted in the recesses of the overlapping with the rack links, in concentric relationportions 0f the segments in rolling contact with the tread member. with the track plate margin. 5. A bearing wheel comprising a track 2. A bearing wheel for vehicles comprisplate..i a set of segments having recessed end -55 ing a track plate, segments having recessed portions, a set of segments alternating there end portions pivoted to ther in overlapping with and having recessed end portions pivrelation to form an enless link `tread memoted to the other end portions in overlap ing ber encircling the track plate, spacing relation thereto, and spacing wheels )ourwheels mounted in the recesses of the overnaled in the recesses of th segments in axial 60 lapping portions of the segments in axial cocoincidence Withthe pivots thereof and. in incidence with the pivots thereof and in rollrolling contact with the eriphery of the ing contact with the track plate margin, and track late which the articulated segments dust guards on the segments filling the nenclrc el tervals between the ends of the segments. In testimonywhereof I aiix my signature 65 3. A bearing wheel for vehicles comprisin the presence of tyvo witnesses.

ing a track plate, oppositely disposed seg- 'FRANK J. MIXER.

ments having recessed end portions pivoted Witnesses:

together in overlapping relation to form an C. R.ST1CKNEY,

endless link tread member encircling said ANNA M. Donn. 

